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According to various reports, the developments of former Hull City midfielder Ben Arfa are surprisingly being tracked by incoming Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.

Barcelona, Chelsea and Juventus all chasing free-agent Hatem Ben Arfa

Ben Arfa had been signed by Newcastle a few seasons ago and had come to England with huge expectations. However, he had an uninspiring spell in England with both Newcastle as well as Hull City, where he had later joined on loan. His lack of commitment was severely criticized by Hull manager Steve Bruce.

However, the France International has found his feet in his native land with Nice. The 29 year old has been impressive for the French club this season.

It seems that the performances of the French midfielder have not gone unnoticed with even the likes of Barcelona interested in making a surprise move for Arfa. The French has been criticized in the past for his lack of effort on the pitch but his quality cannot be questioned.

The French midfielder could certainly prove to be a great bargain if channelized properly. However, his probability of success in the Premier league, where talent alone fails to succeed, is certainly low.

According to agent Dario Canovi, it has been stated that Serie A giants Inter Milan were very much interested in signing their former player Thiago Motta.

Agent: Inter Milan were desperate for PSG veteran Thiago Motta

Motta, a former Inter player, is renowned for his slick passing and ball retention qualities. He was instrumental in their Champions league victory in 2010 where he was an orchestrator of Mourinho's side. Motta was sent off in the semi-final, which made him miss the final against Bayern Munich.

However, Inter failed in their pursuit of bringing back their former player to the San Siro last summer. Inter started well this season in their quest for the Scudetto but failed to keep up to a much improved Juventus side, who claimed their fifth consecutive crown.

Canovi stated that if Inter were successful in signing Motta last season, they would have been a serious threat to Juventus this season. Motta has been outstanding for PSG this season, although his injury in the quarter finals of the Champions league was vital to them being ousted from the competition by Manchester City.

Canovi believes that Motta is a very intelligent player and can be a good coach once he hangs up his boots.

It has been reported that PSG defender Thiago Silva wants a move out of the club and join Champions league winners Barcelona.

Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva wants to join Barcelona this summer.

Brazilian International Silva joined the club with an aim to win the much coveted Champions league. The owners of the club had a five year project in order to achieve the mission of the Champions league in which, the current season is the fifth year.

Although the team has been brilliant domestically, the club has failed to move past the quarterfinals of the Champions league on the last four occasions. This has concerned several key players like Silva, who believe their dream of winning Europe's most prestigious competition may not be achieved at PSG.

Hence, there have been reports suggesting that the Brazilian International would like to join the Catalans. Silva has been tracked by Barcelona over several seasons but the move never materialized.

With the future of the manager along with the contracts of several players facing uncertainty, the former Milan defender believes that this is the right time to move on.

It seems former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is not deprived of options when it comes to be appointed as manager of a new club, not that there was any doubt with respect to that.

PSG in talks with José Mourinho's representatives but no offer made yet

Apparently, French champions PSG are very much interested in appointing the Portuguese as their manager for next season. PSG were knocked out in the quarterfinals of the Champions league by Manchester City and it seems the owners were very disappointed by the same.

They desperately want the club to be considered as a major force to be reckoned with in European football. However, Laurent Blanc has failed to take the club beyond the quarterfinals of the most elite European club competition.

The management wants Mourinho because of his success in the Champions league having won it twice, with Porto and Inter Milan. Although the former Real Madrid manager is very much linked with the job at Manchester United, Mourinho would consider this job if the United one fails to materialize.

Although the Portuguese wants to stay in England, Mourinho certainly regards PSG as one of the biggest clubs in Europe and is inclined towards the job if United do not consider him. 

It seems Brazilian star Lucas Moura is very much being tracked by the Premier league club Liverpool, who are looking to sign the PSG winger in the summer.

Liverpool have reportedly sent scouts to watch PSG winger Lucas Moura.

Liverpool under Klopp are certainly looking to rebuild the squad and the management feels that the Brazilian winger could be a great addition to the squad. It has been reported that the 23 year old was watched by Liverpool scouts in the recent Champions league when PSG played Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Moura certainly might have impressed the Liverpool scouts with his good performance in the Chelsea game. The Brazilian had stated his intent of playing in the Premier league sometime in his career. However, the PSG winger is happy to be a part of the project being built in the French capital.

Moura was very much tracked by United before his move to PSG. The Brazilian was also recently linked with the Red Devils. However, it seems Liverpool are more interested in bringing the 23 year old to Anfield.

It seems PSG defender Marquinhos wants to play in the Premier league at some point of time in his career. The former Roma defender has admitted to the fact that he would like to play in England if the right opportunity comes in.

Marquinhos "Every single player dreams of playing in the Premier League one day. I’m no different"

Marquinhos was very heavily linked with the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United last summer. When Chelsea failed in their pursuit of John Stones, Mourinho was very much interested in signing the Brazilian defender.

However, any bids were rebuffed by PSG, who were not interested in selling their star centre back. The Brazilian centre-back, ahead of the round of 16 Champions league tie against Chelsea, stated that he does not follow any English club in particular but likes the Premier league.

He also added that he is currently focused on his career with his present team PSG but his admittance of wanting to play in the Premier league would certainly be good news for various Premier league clubs.

It seems that PSG striker Edinson Cavani is very much wanted by the Premier league champions and is one of their top priorities in the summer.

Edinson Cavani is serious about a move away from PSG in the summer and finds himself on a Chelsea shortlist.

Chelsea have endured a pretty ordinary season by their standards and the club believes that major reshuffling is necessary for the next season. Their main striker Diego Costa was earlier linked with a return to his former club Atletico Madrid but the Spanish International has hit top form under Interim manager Guus Hiddink.

Uruguayan International Cavani has been linked with other Premier league clubs as well including the likes of Manchester United. However, the Blues have asked PSG about the former Napoli striker's availability, whose contract runs till 2018.

Chelsea would certainly have a good look at the striker when he would play against them in the return leg of the Champions league round of 16 at Stamford Bridge. It was the Uruguayan's well taken goal in the first leg, which is currently the difference between the two sides.

It seems there is bad news for various European clubs because of the fact that PSG midfielder Marco Verratti has signed a new deal for the French champions.

Marco Verratti has signed a contract extension with PSG, keeping him at the club until 2020.

Verratti has been a mainstay and a key component of the PSG squad under Laurent Blanc. It seems that PSG have realized the interest in their highly rated midfielder Verratti and have successfully tied the player to the club until 2020.

Verratti expressed his delight at extending his contract with PSG and has stated his desire to make the team the best in Europe. The Italian midfielder joined the club in 2012 from Pescara and has been a revelation for the French champions in the last few seasons.

His impressive performances for the club attracted interest from likes of Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Manchester United. In fact, with rumors of his current  Italy manager joining Chelsea, the player was also recently linked with the premier league champions as well.

PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi has also expressed his happiness in Verratti extending his current deal. He stated that the midfielder has displayed his promise every season and has shown his commitment to the PSG project.

It certainly is a big boost to the club with the French champions certainly heading in the right direction with respect to becoming one of Europe's biggest clubs.

The transfer window of the Chinese Super league still has some time to come to an end and hence, it wont be a surprise if players from major European clubs are continuously linked with the league.

Falcao is wanted in China which could see Remy stay at Chelsea.

The latest player on the radar of the Chinese is Colombian hitman Radamel Falcao. The player is currently on loan at Chelsea where he has been out of favor and is struggling to get any playing time. His parent club Monaco also refused to take the former Atletico forward earlier this season since he did not pass their medical test.

Chelsea are struggling to find any suitors for the Colombian International and it seems China may just come to their rescue. The Chinese Super league may buy the former Porto forward, since it is a state owned corporation and will then assign to it any of the clubs which are interested. The fact that Jiangsu Suning may be the club interested in taking the Monaco striker will not be a surprise.

Falcao is certainly struggling to get his career going after various injuries that have hindered his career. He will certainly be open to any move wherein he can kick start his stuttering career while also earning a pretty good amount of money.

Former Manchester United defender Laurent Blanc has been linked to Manchester United as their next manager.

PSG boss Laurent Blanc signs two-year contract extension with Ligue 1 champions

Although Mourinho is very much tipped to replace Louis Van Gaal, it was considered that the Frenchman Blanc is also in the running for the hot seat. However, it seems that those rumors would now come to an end with the Frenchman extending his deal with PSG until 2018.

Blanc was expectedly quite excited with the signing of the new deal, with the PSG boss stating that he is happy with the faith shown on him by PSG's Qatari owners. He also added that the club is looking forward to the future with them very much ambitious to make it big both nationally and in Europe.

PSG is certainly one of the most supported clubs in France with their global recognition increasing by the day. They have been the French champions for the last three years, out of which the last two were under Blanc. The former France Manager took over the responsibility from Carlo Ancelotti, who had departed to replace Mourinho as Real Madrid manager.

Blanc has certainly done very little wrong domestically with the club winning the domestic treble last season and is very much in the running for the same even in this campaign. Although PSG are certainly considered as a major threat in the Champions league, they still have not been able to hit those dizzy heights yet.

Having signed a new contract. Blanc would certainly look to improve on their Champions league status and their first hurdle this season would the stuttering Premier league champions Chelsea who they beat last season at the same stage of the competition.

Angel Di Maria says he is happy to be competing back in the Champions league after his move from Manchester United to PSG.

Angel di Maria

Di Maria moved to Manchester United last summer for £59.7 million, a British transfer record fee. But he suffered a difficult time there despite impressing in his first few appearances for the Old Trafford club.

Di Maria's relationship with Louis Van Gaal worsened as the season progressed and the Argentine was constantly played out of position. His sending off against Arsenal in the FA Cup tie worsened the situation and he was benched a lot after that incident.

Di Maria finally moved out of Manchester this summer after missing United's pre-season friendlies. But the winger is settling well into his new club and is enjoying playing in the Champions league again, even scoring a goal in his return to the competition.

Speaking to UEFA.com, he said that he missed playing in the UCL a lot.

He said that last year was pretty difficult for him as he could not play and his injury was really complicated. He added that not being able to compete in the UCL after having won it made it a pretty tough time for him.

He is also settling well at Paris. Speaking about it he said that it is really nice at PSG. He trains every day with a smile on his face and is happy to be there. His family is also feeling very good there from the first day they arrived and that makes it a lot easier for di Maria to focus on football.

Di Maria awaits a return back to Santiago Bernabeu when PSG face Real Madrid in the group stage of UCL this season, but insists that he will not celebrate if he scores.

A long time Arsenal and Manchester United target Edinson Cavani has hinted that his future may lie away from Paris Saint-Germain.

The Uruguayan hit-man has struggled for form this season and has scored just eight goals in 28 Ligue 1 outings.

Edinson Cavani

He was subbed-off after just 59 minutes of PSG's big derby with Marseille on Sunday and reports in France suggest that he has fallen out with manager Laurent Blanc.

Both Arsenal and United have been strongly linked with a move for Cavani and are said to be keeping close tabs on his situation in Paris.

Juventus are also another club who are understood to be ready to bid for the 28-year-old. Cavani became the most expensive player in French football history when he signed for PSG from Napoli for £55m in 2013.

Cavani also refused to rule out a move away when asked about his future after Sunday's game.

He told calciomercato.com that for now he thinks only to finish the season well and give his best for the club that pays him. He also stated that he is fine in Paris but in football you never know what can happen in the future.

Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint Germain are just a short distance away from signing Chelsea center back David Luiz for a reported sum of 40 million pounds.

Jose Mourinho has not been much impressed by the Brazilian international this season, and he is in advanced talks to sell him and seal the deal before the World Cup.

The big French spenders have recently faced a squad cut by UEFA as they broke the Financial Fair Play rule.

The team currently has quite a lot of big names in it like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani, Thiago Silva and many more .David Luiz would certainly be a great adding to the French team, who were beaten by none other than Chelsea in this season's UEFA Champions League quarter finals.

PSG would certainly be having quite a great center back pairing if they are able to lay their hands on Luiz, who would prove to be a great partner to country mate Thiago Silva, who is certainly one of the greatest defenders in the world at the moment.

By: Kanav Malhotra
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PSG win the Coupe De La Ligue. Edinson Cavani scored a brace in a 2-1 win over Lyon as PSG won the Coupe de La Ligue.

PSG win the Coupe De La Ligue

Both  Canavi and Blanc, who have been upset following their elimination from the Champions Leauge las week, were left smiling after a solid performance at the Stade de France and PSG is all but certain to defend their Ligue 1 trophy.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's absence was well filled by Cavani and he finally proved that he was the man for the big occasion.

Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has apparently ruled out a move to Liverpool after revealing that he intends to stay in France and is interested in a summer switch to Marseille.

Mexican keeper Guillermo Ochoa wants to snub Liverpool and join Marseille

Liverpool are said to be interested in signing him as back-up goalkeeper for first-choice Simon Mignolet.

Serie A side AC Milan are also keeping tabs on the player they need to find a long-term replacement for Christian Abbiati.

A young fan bursts into tears after meeting  Radamel Falcao, and guess what- he was not the only one who had tears in his eyes.


The 28-years-old striker, who is in a recovering phase from an injury that really reduced his chances of playing for his country in this summer’s World Cup, decided to take some time out from his normal schedule and greet some young hopefuls from his country.